ENDAMAGE Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

endamage

verb

in-ˈda-mij

Definition of endamage

as in to damage

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of a thoughtless indiscretion that endamaged a reputation that took a lifetime to build

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Photographs released by the sheriff’s office showed one helicopter overturned and another severely damaged.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Barely one week later, those aspirations have already been damaged.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of damage

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Violence at parties and other festivities marred the Halloween weekend, as police in multiple cities across the country investigated shootings and other mayhem that left at least 124 people shot, 17 fatally, authorities said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
More than a dozen people were killed and over 90 others injured over a Halloween weekend marred by gun violence, with multiple shootings across the country upending celebrations.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026

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The back seat was somewhat compromised in headroom and legroom (and torso room, thanks to a giant center console), but the car’s curves more than made up for its flaws—at least, from the driver’s seat.

— Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2026
But whether a particular company's systems were compromised — and whether customer data was exposed — depends on the circumstances of each case.

— Morgan Stephens, Baltimore Sun, 30 Oct. 2026

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Amar Shergill, a frequent Newsom critic and former progressive caucus chair within the state Democratic Party, said Newsom’s associations with those high rollers would hurt him in a presidential campaign.

— Liam Russell, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
That in turn hurt stocks of big oil companies, which had been rallying for much of the year.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

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